WWU Alumni Foundation Board

Brad Brown ’98 graduated with bachelor's degree in theology and pastored in the Washington and Montana conferences for 14 years. He later graduated from Andrews University with a Doctorate in Ministry. In 2012 he accepted the position of Director of Mission and Spiritual Care for Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in Paradise, California. Brad married Melea Spencer (class of 97’) and they had two children. Unfortunately Melea passed in 2018 after a 6 year battle with cancer.  Five months later the town of Paradise experienced the worst wild fire in the history of California. Brad was recognized for his efforts in saving patients and community during Campfire by TIME magazine as hero of the year 2018.  Brad has remained in the Paradise community to support the rebuild efforts and finish raising his children who both now attend Walla Walla University. Jaron is a junior electrical engineering student and Alina is a freshman pre-dental hygiene student. Brad enjoys dirt biking, fly fishing and traveling.

KARLI HART ’18 graduated from WWU with a bachelor’s degree in English and secondary teaching certification and has been teaching high school English in the Walla Walla area since then. Currently, she teaches English at Walla Walla High School. In her spare time, she enjoys rock climbing, water sports, reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

BILL GERBER ’84 graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He then captained a commercial salmon fishing boat off the coast of BC for 14 years. Next, the natural transition of becoming a ‘fisher of men’ took place when he left his nets and became an ambidextrous Development Director for Fraser Valley Adventist Academy. For the last 13 years he has been the Director of Camp Hope for the BC Conference. He and his wife Bonnie ’84 have a daughter Bethany (2015) married to Rob (2014), and a son Beau (2019) all WWU graduates and have a Senior daughter Brooklyn currently at WWU. He loves being a grandpa to granddaughters Eliza and Goldie. He enjoys visiting and speaking at smaller BC churches, collecting trumpets and axes, playing ice hockey, and watching for unique opportunities to touch someone’s life.

Joy Brunt Veverka '04 earned a master’s degree in curriculum. She began her teaching career at San Diego Academy where she taught for almost 12 years. Later she taught for 12 years in the Oregon Conference, and finally for 19 years at Rogers Adventist School. For more than a decade of her time at Rogers, she taught education classes for WWU. Additional career experience includes being co-owner of nursing homes on the Oregon coast where she served as administrator of the residential care portion and comptroller. Her three children, Donny, Deanna, and James are WWU alumni. She delights in spending time with them and their families including six grandchildren.

Sue Huett, a 1975 WWC graduate with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, taught at Walla Walla Valley Academy for ten years. During that time she earned a Master of Science in Teaching from Portland State University and later worked at Walla Walla General Hospital before pursuing a Master of Education in school counseling. She then worked at the Walla Walla Mental Health Center for three years in the child and family unit while contract teaching for the education department at WWU. In 1994, Sue was asked to join the staff of the Teaching Learning Center where she helped develop and expand disability support services for students. In her 28 years in that position, she delighted in hearing of student’s successes, finding their passions, and attending their graduations. Additionally, Sue has had a private practice in counseling for over 30 years. In her spare time Sue enjoys gardening, traveling, water aerobics, and outdoor activities. She and her husband, Dale, have three children—Steven, Beren, and Stacy—and six grandchildren.

Danielle Craigg is a proud graduate of the Honors General Studies program at WWU. She obtained a bachelor’s degree of biology, after she received her doctorate in medicine from Loma Linda University. Currently she is perusing a specialization in Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University and obtaining a Master of Public Health simultaneously. Engaging with medical student education, participating in cancer research, creating community awareness of preventive medicine. She is passionate about lifestyle education, global health, cancer research and disaster preparation. She currently resides in Long Island, NY.